Early Music Vancouver

We are thrilled to announce that balcony seats are now available at the Chan Centre for Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

Get a bird's eye view of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the "Queen of Baroque Violin" Rachel Podger as they present this period-accurate performance of Vivaldi's beloved classic, alongside arias by Vivaldi sung by Myriam Leblanc, Len Torrie, and EMV Artist-In-Residence Marc Mauillon.

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
August 7 | 7:30pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Tickets available on our website.

Photo Credi: Jess MacAleese

We had a night of mythic proportions at the first performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo last night! Thank you to everyone who attended. We have one more performance tomorrow at 2:30pm, we hope to see you there.

Production Credits:
Directed by Guillaume Bernardi
Music Direction by Alexander Weimann
Projection Design by Camilla Tassi
Costume Design by Alaia Hamer
Lighting Design and Technical Direction by Nicole Lamb
AD and English Projected Titles by Sarah Pelzer

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It truly takes a village!

For this new production of Orfeo, we have gathered together an international team of talent, including EMV Artist-In-Residence Marc Mauillon in the title role. Experience the opera which has transported audiences for over 400 years on July 31 and August 2 Chan Centre at UBC

A preview of the projection design for EMV's production of Orfeo, created by Camilla Tassi (). These initial visual concepts offer a glimpse into the design world of the production.

Drawing on Renaissance and Baroque art - including photographs from Tassi's own journey to Mantua, where Orfeo premiered in 1607 - the projections connect the opera's historic origins with a contemporary visual language.

“Our Orfeo will include both period and contemporary imagery, juxtaposing the world of the living and the underworld through contrasting uses of image, brush, and colour.” ~ Camilla Tassi

Monteverdi's Orfeo
July 31 & August 2
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

🎟️ Secure your seats at earlymusic.bc.ca

We are thrilled to announce that we have added a third performance of Bach Dances! Your incredibly positive response to this production has encouraged us to add a Sunday matinee performance on August 2nd at 2:00pm at the The Dance Centre.

Head to earlymusic.bc.ca to secure your seats for this performance!

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Rachel Podger is a gift to the world!

Early Music Vancouver concludes its 2026 Summer Festival with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, August 7 — Stir Violinist and guest director Rachel Podger performs alongside the Pacific Baroque Orchestra

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2026 Emerging Artist Competition! There was an unprecedented amount of submissions to this year's competition and we believe these winners reflect the exciting future of early music.

FUTURE PRIZE
Awarded to a project showing clear, innovative ideas and musical excellence.

The Music Forgery Workshop (Switzerland & Iceland)

SPARK PRIZE
Awarded to a project showing strong creative promise.

This year, the Spark Award was split between three projects with diverse missions and scales.

Orchestra Lagrandt (Montreal & The Netherlands)

L'Orangier (France) .ensemble

Le Printans (France)

GÖTTINGEN PRIZE
Winner to perform in the 2027 Göttingen International Handel Festival.

Trio Turbulences (Switzerland)

VANCOUVER PRIZE
This prize was adjudicated by the Göttingen International Handel Festival and the winner will perform at Early Music Vancouver's 2027 Summer Festival.

Barque Ensemble (Poland) .ensemble